This is an advance review out of the Toronto International Film Festival. Ford v Ferrari opens Nov. 15 in the US and UK and Nov. 14 in Australia.
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There’s a scene near the end of Ford v Ferrari – renamed Le Mans ’66 in some territories – where driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) heads to the track the night before the legendary endurance race to steady his nerves. There’s a similar moment in Rocky, the night before his fight with Apollo Creed. Yet by that point in the boxing film, the audience understands Balboa, cares about the character, and is willing him to win. In Ford v Ferrari, there are no such emotions attached to Ken Miles, and two hours in – with the finish line still some distance away – you find yourself less willing him to win, and more willing the film to end.